Bihar: Reduced human activity, including mining bans, helped increase tiger numbers in Valmiki reserve
Reduced activities increased grassland cover; this supported more herbivores & consequently, tigers
How robust is India’s tiger census?
Government officials and independent experts help decode the riddle of tiger estimation
Simply Put: Crime and punishment
India lost 204 tigers in 2023, most of them in Maharashtra: WPSI
India’s tiger population increased by 200 from 2018 to 2022, according to new figures released this year
Most number of tigers seized from poachers in India in 2 decades: Report
Over 1,000 poachers apprehended in India but only 87 jailed
US tiger coronavirus positive; wildlife and zoo alert in India
Zoo keepers not to be allowed in vicinity of animals without safety gear
Simply Put: Two is company
Simply Put: Tigers & tribals
Escalating tiger-human conflict haunts Karnataka’s Mysuru, Chamarajanagar districts. Is big cat population spike to blame?
Five deaths reported in last three months
Tiger survey: Census work covers 400 sq km in Chhattisgarh’s Maoist territory
Indravati Tiger Reserve had three tigers in 2018-19
60% increase in overall tiger population, but habitat & biodiversity loss threatening Southeast Asian big cats
Countries submit population numbers from 2010-2022 to Global Tiger Recovery Program, CITES
Nepal’s tigers triple: India had and will continue to have a role to play, say experts
Nepal now has 355 tigers, compared to 235 in 2018
Simply Put: Tiger’s new tattoo
Simply put: Tiger census
India’s leopard count jumps 63% in just 4 years
In 2014, the number of leopards in India was 7,910; in 2018, it rose to 12,852
Tiger kills man near Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar
Victim was a farmer working in his paddy field when he was attacked
Action initiated against Kannada filmstars, godmen for wearing tiger claw pendants
The imprisonment can be 3 years minimum, extendable up to 7 years, and a fine of Rs 25,000
COVID-19 lockdown: Wild animals freely roam Bihar’s forests and fields
Leopards, nilgai and tigers, all have appeared in human-dominated areas
Paris fumigated for 1st time as disease-carrying mosquito spreads, likely triggered by climate change
It has become easier for the species to thrive in a warming Europe
Tigers in South Africa: A farming industry exists — often for their body parts
These big cats aren’t native to South Africa and are considered an alien species
Parliamentary Digest (August 8, 2022): India generates plastic wastes of 3.46 million tonnes
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Panthera Tigris: The puzzle that is tiger taxonomy
The jury is still out on how many types of tiger are found across Asia
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (October 28 – November 3)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Simply Put: Sariska ablaze
Simply Put: Caveman or forest staff